Hughes A.M.E. Chapel, also known as the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church and the Nause-Waiwash Longhouse, is a historic building located near Cambridge in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. It is a simple rectangular frame structure, three-bays in length, with a medium-pitched gable roof. The exterior is covered with weatherboard siding and the windows are covered with shutters. The former church building is a common example of late 19th and early 20th century religious buildings that were built in rural communities on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.[2] It was located in the Bucktown area, which was home to bi- and tri-racial people who were descended from Native, African, and European Americans. The building has been occupied throughout its existence by members of the local community, including by the Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians, a non-profit organization for people who self-identify as being of Nanticoke descent. The Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians acquired the building in 1998.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[1]
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| Location | 4201 Maple Dam Rd. |
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| Nearest city | Cambridge, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38°20′21.6″N 76°04′17.2″W / 38.339333°N 76.071444°W |
| Built | 1894 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100002630[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 29, 2018 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. June 29, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ a b Hughes A.M.E. Chapel, Dorchester County, Inventory No.: D-282, no photo, at Maryland Historical Trust website